Victorian Terrace options

QrizB

I have 3 or 4 near me but no idea who the provider is or rates etc.

If you want to find out, you can look them up on ZapMap.

https://www.zapmap.com/

Screwdriva

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82057869#Comment_82057869

I am inclined to agree with @Martyn1981 when it comes to any heat generator. £ savings aside, nothing worse than having your primary source of heat go offline during a blackout (in addition to the lights). Much better to gloat first and then help your neighbours out instead ;)

ed110220

Are you able to park outside your house much? I don't have a drive either but charge my EV by running the cable over the pavement under a protective mat. I've also signed up for a council run trial of cross pavement channels for charger cables, but it's moving at a glacial pace. Obviously it depends on having a space outside often enough, I work from home two days a week so I'm usually able to park there before everyone else gets home and two charge ups per week is usually enough. As you do a lot less miles, you'd probably be able to get away with less.

Another option is the Cocharge app. A few times when I wasn't able to charge up at home I charged up at someone's charger nearby. It was much cheaper than using a public fast charger.

Batteries - I think you'll definitely want a battery or batteries whether you get solar or not, so you can make use of cheap, off-peak electricity. I'm on Octopus Go and manage to get virtually all our imports at the 8.6p overnight rate, which is about a third of the flat rate. This would be especially useful if you use a heat pump.

silverwhistle

I've a small drive in front of my terrace house but if I had to charge elsewhere my nearest Tesla site is ~4 miles away near a supermarket and on subscription the peak rate is 46p and it goes to 28p, 33p and even as low as 20p at silly o'clock. You can get good discounts on Ionity (just as well!), BE.EV etc.with a subscription.

The economics for my PV panels are different as I still get FITs but my immersion tank is all solar, via a diverter of surplus energy, for 7+ months of the year.

I'm not going to get a heat pump fitted this summer but when I do want to get rid of radiators, gas and the associated standing charge. Since gas central heating relies on electric circulation pumps not too worried about relying on electric, and the car battery can keep my freezer going! If going for a battery it would certainly help to have an islanding capability.

EricMears

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82059046#Comment_82059046

'Islanding' would give you an uninterruptable power supply for the full house. My Lux system (and possibly others?) gives me a UPS for a few critical circuits.

ArtyJ931

Is this a good deal, are the panels and battery a good quality? Includes installation. £8200 for just under 3kwp plus a battery.

https://www.costco.co.uk/Home-Improvement/Fresh-Solar-495W-Solar-PV-System-with-Fox-ESS-EP6-576kWh-Battery-Choose-from-6-18-Panels-Fully-Installed/p/FreshElectrical5.76kwBattery?srsltid=AYCX9vKfo2FZSJvBkh2uUFzLkmz_7r2yPUZgIkdDVzwSkAhLCHIHF9oq0Gk

Martyn1981

I'm not sure it's particularly good value at the larger end (9kWp), but definitely poor value at the smaller end (3kWp).

Screwdriva

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82192665#Comment_82192665

No, it's not. I recommend veering away from these types of offers from subcontracted installers peddling extremely low end kit. Even the listing is misleading with the title promising Sunpower (a once great brand of panel) but the detailed description then listing TCL panels, which are a low end brand from the Far East.

£11K will get you:

11 X Eurener 515W bifacial panels (5.7KWp)
1 X Tesla Powerwall 3 (13.5KW) with Gateway 2 (10 year unit replacement warranty) offering whole house backup
10 year workmanship warranty + bird netting.

Add £200 for every additional panel that will fit (I think 14 is a safe bet). You can do much better!

Magnitio

Cheaper on-street charging will hopefully be here soon:

https://www.zapmap.com/news/uk-government-announces-price-cuts-public-near-home-charging

EricMears

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82193948#Comment_82193948

"The Department for Transport will set out more details in due course" doesn't of course mean anything will happen very soon. "in due course" can sometimes mean "before Hell freezes over" 👹